Weather Records on 12 April 1949

358 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1949. Highest significance: Darbhanga, IN.

Key Facts for 12 April 1949

On 12 April 1949, 358 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 350 daily.
Darbhanga set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 12 April 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

358 stations

358 station records on 12 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mathabhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jalpaiguri	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Topchanchi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bilasipara	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Patacharkuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Onda	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tufanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palandu	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kumargram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cooch Behar	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

358 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

296 broken records

Margins by which the 296 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1949

Top 20 records on 12 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1949	Darbhanga, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Brocken, DE	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Mathabhanga, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Kalchini, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Bhagalpur, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Goilkera, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Jalpaiguri, IN	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Ghatsila Sr, IN	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Bahragora, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Dhubri, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Dinapur Sr, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Mekliganj, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Marion, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Topchanchi, IN	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Roorkee, IN	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1949	Midnapore, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 358 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1810	1
1812	2
1817	2
1826	1
1831	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	1
1865	2
1866	2
1868	4
1869	5
1871	1
1873	1
1874	5
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1881	1
1882	1
1885	2
1889	4
1890	10
1891	3
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	3
1903	10
1904	11
1905	19
1906	24
1907	5
1908	10
1909	16
1910	15
1911	26
1912	48
1913	88
1914	41
1915	125
1916	37
1917	33
1918	40
1919	39
1920	148
1921	34
1922	48
1923	134
1924	69
1925	178
1926	347
1927	179
1928	145
1929	141
1930	638
1931	267
1932	253
1933	551
1934	531
1935	171
1936	277
1937	236
1938	175
1939	1,174
1940	1,407
1941	869
1942	191
1943	614
1944	423
1945	884
1946	347
1947	733
1948	1,496
1949	358
1950	638
1951	1,102
1952	455
1953	707
1954	424
1955	611
1956	382
1957	910
1958	542
1959	513
1960	314
1961	551
1962	510
1963	518
1964	363
1965	659
1966	520
1967	682
1968	717
1969	352
1970	568
1971	587
1972	1,316
1973	903
1974	822
1975	704
1976	1,076
1977	1,069
1978	533
1979	1,096
1980	611
1981	1,068
1982	852
1983	877
1984	671
1985	734
1986	1,350
1987	606
1988	1,369
1989	1,838
1990	946
1991	1,484
1992	1,000
1993	586
1994	1,375
1995	1,173
1996	994
1997	3,094
1998	1,409
1999	873
2000	784
2001	1,369
2002	600
2003	1,079
2004	964
2005	536
2006	796
2007	1,144
2008	1,015
2009	811
2010	935
2011	1,026
2012	666
2013	1,039
2014	597
2015	504
2016	595
2017	519
2018	868
2019	685
2020	1,150
2021	710
2022	1,862
2023	1,262
2024	1,086
2025	1,281
2026	622

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 April 1949
Margin	Records
0 to 10	209
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	4